"teredo" meaning in English

See teredo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: teredos [plural], teredoes [plural]
Rhymes: -iːdəʊ Etymology: From Latin terēdō (“woodworm”), from Ancient Greek τερηδών (terēdṓn, “wood-worm”). Compare Ancient Greek: τέρην (térēn, “smooth, gentle”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|terēdō|t=woodworm}} Latin terēdō (“woodworm”), {{der|en|grc|τερηδών||wood-worm}} Ancient Greek τερηδών (terēdṓn, “wood-worm”), {{desc|grc|τέρην|gloss=smooth, gentle}} Ancient Greek: τέρην (térēn, “smooth, gentle”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|es}} teredo (plural teredos or teredoes)
  1. (zoology) A mollusc of the genus Teredo, especially of species Teredo navalis. Synonyms (mollusc): shipworm, copperworm Translations (Translations): корабен червей (koraben červej) [masculine] (Bulgarian), taret [masculine] (French), teredine [feminine] (Italian), korotipa (Māori), świdrak [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-teredo-en-noun-U0nsh-TM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Māori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Bivalves, Zoology, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 79 18 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 83 16 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 14 1 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 79 18 3 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Inflected forms

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